Akai Ewi4000s manual Parts & Functions, TOP Panel

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PARTS & FUNCTIONS

TOP PANEL

HOLD BUTTON – Press this to enter Hold Mode. This button also functions as a Program Up button. In this case, pressing it turns the LED on and enables the specified function. It also works as “+” (Increase) button in Adjust Mode.

OCTAVE BUTTON – Activates the Octave Mode. This button also functions as a

Program Down button. In this case, pressing it turns the LED on and enables the specified function. It also works as “–” (Decrease) button in Adjust Mode.

MOUTHPIECE – Hold the tip of the MOUTHPIECE and blow to play (like a traditional woodwind instrument). You can produce a vibrato effect by gently biting the MOUTHPIECE. Do not bite too hard.

NOTE KEYS – Press these keys in

different combinations while blowing into the MOUTHPIECE to change the note of the EWI4000s. The position of the three low keys can be adjusted by loosening their screws.

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Contents Reference Manual Page Portable Cart Warning Important Safety InstructionsFCC Warning Table of Contents Introduction FeaturesTOP Panel Parts & FunctionsSide / Rear Panel „ Glide Plate Section „ Program / Data Display Section„ Cable Clutch Section „ Bend Plate Section„ Using Battery Power Power„ AC adapter Connections „ Grounding Plates Basic OperationBasic Operation „ Note Keys „ Octave Shift Rollers„ Pitch Bend Plates „ Mouthpiece„ Vibrato „ Tonguing„ Hold Button and Octave Button Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Sensors„ Adjusting the Pitch Bend Sensors „ Adjusting the Breath Sensor„ Adjusting the Glide Sensor „ Adjusting the Vibrato Sensor„ a Note About Adjusting Your Sensors „ Adjusting the Touch SensorsFingering Modes „ Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key Internal SoundProgram KEY Functions „ Selecting the Internal Sounds Program Key„ Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key „ Setting Program Change Preferences„ Program Down with the Octave Button „ Program Up with the Hold Button„ Adjusting the Reverb Volume Adjusting the Volumes„ Adjusting the Main Volume „ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program „ Assigning Functions to the Octave Button Octave Button FunctionsHold Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Hold Button „ Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate Pitch Bend Plate FunctionsGlide Plate Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates„ Setting the Glide Effect Time & Rate Adjusting the KEY DelayTranspose Function Trans Button TuningEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer Transmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT About Midi„ Midi Program Change „ Changing the Breath Sensor Output „ Changing the Midi Channel„ Changing the Vibrato Sensor Output to Another Midi Event „ Setting the Midi Velocity Value„ Sending an All Notes Off Message „ Setting the Hold Function Hold Button on Midi Transmit„ Setting the Glide Plate Function on Midi Transmit „ Sending a Midi Panic Message to Reset All ControllersLevel master Level preset Reverb master Restoring the Factory Presets„ The Left Hand Miscellaneous NotesEVI Fingerings „ The Right Hand„ Basic EVI Fingerings Software UpdatingTroubleshooting Octave Shift Rollers Fingering ChartsEWI Fingerings Saxophone Fingerings Flute Fingerings Oboe Fingerings EVI Fingerings Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks Midi Implementation ChartOctave Menu StructureGlide Parameter Range Defaults Update Control Protocol OFF Sound Module SpecificationsPage